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For example, you can add the Edit Details action if you want this group’s metadata
fields to be editable. You can also add the Create action to this metadata group if you
want this group’s metadata fields to be available when creating a new asset. (This
requires that this metadata group be part of the metadata set you assign to the asset
you are creating.)
New groups normally use the View Details, Edit Details, and Create actions. These
actions ensure that this metadata group’s fields are available when creating a new
asset and when viewing an asset’s details. Edit Details can also be added to an existing
metadata group to make the group’s metadata fields editable.
Important:
Be careful when making action changes to other metadata groups. Many
of these groups are used internally by Final Cut Server and may cause serious issues if
altered.
• Metadata Sets: Assigns this metadata group to a metadata set. You must assign a
metadata group to a metadata set to access the group’s metadata fields when creating
or viewing the details of an asset to which the metadata set is assigned.
• Selected: Lists the metadata sets to which this group is assigned.
• Available: Lists the available metadata sets.
Use the Add and Remove buttons to change the metadata set assignments.
Note: You can also assign a group to a metadata set in the Metadata Set window. See
for more information.
• Display Priority: Enter the order in which groups are displayed when part of a metadata
set. Smaller numbers appear above larger numbers. The range is normally from 1 to 5
with 1 appearing first.
• Display hints: The following settings control how this group is displayed in
Final Cut Server. Display hints can also be entered for metadata fields.
• Show Thumbnail: Select this checkbox to display the thumbnails with the group. This
is used for list views and edit views (for example, when viewing an asset’s details).
• Table View: Select this checkbox to display the group’s fields in a table. Most of the
groups used for listing content in the Final Cut Server Administration window use a
table display.
• Hide Field Labels: Select this checkbox to hide the field labels when displaying a
group; for example, with Thumbnails views.
• Arrange Vertically: Select this checkbox to arrange fields in the group vertically rather
than using a best fit algorithm; for example, with Thumbnails views.
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Chapter 4
Managing Metadata